Some Brandon residents would like one of the area's newest public schools to be named in honor of one of its oldest residents. ...more

September 17, 2008

Yes, it is that time of year once more: the Heartland Idol contest. Two weeks of the contest have come and gone and if you haven't been attending you have been missing out. You have two weeks to mark you calendar, Sept. 25, for the next show. ...more

September 17, 2008

If you've been following this column for a while, you're no stranger to my feelings on wills. In a nutshell, if you're an adult with a family or assets that you care about, you should have one. In particular, if you have children and have yet to start a will, you're doing your family a major disservice. But what about a legacy plan? ...more

September 14, 2008

DELTONA - An angry Deltona father whacked his teenage daughter's boyfriend with a metal pipe after finding the boy naked in his daughter's room. Authorities say the father, 45, didn't even know his daughter had a boyfriend or that the youngster had been sneaking into the home for more than a year. ...more

September 12, 2008

Florida Highway Patrol troopers are investigating the death of a 46-year-old woman who was hit by a motorcycle on U.S. 19 about 8:30 p.m. Tuesday after arguing with her husband, according to reports. ...more

August 27, 2008

The Plant boys golf team has been Hillsborough County's best each of the past two seasons, but for the Panthers to stay on top in 2008 they'll have a few hills to climb. ...more

August 26, 2008

Although Pamela Wilkins is the new principal at Pizzo Elementary School, she is no stranger to its campus. ...more

August 13, 2008

Clearwater police have identified the homeowner they say shot someone in his garage this morning. Lester Rollins, 58, was sitting in his garage at 902 Pennsylvania Ave. at 4:45 a.m. when a man approached, said Elizabeth Daly-Watts, a spokeswoman for Clearwater's public safety departments. ...more

August 5, 2008

When Barbara Terry fell behind on her mortgage payments earlier this year, she did the previously unthinkable. Through a local housing organization, she and her daughter, Imani, 9, rented part of their single-family house to a stranger. ...more

August 3, 2008

Church volunteers from Savannah, Ga., were in town last week, painting an old pool hall community leaders in Tommytown hope to turn into a teen center. ...more

July 31, 2008